Trump orders government to stop using Anthropic in battle over AI use

The move announced on social media comes after a standoff between Anthropic's boss and the Ministry of Defense.

President Trump has ordered all federal agencies to immediately cease using Anthropic's AI technology, escalating a dispute over the company's refusal to grant the Pentagon unrestricted access to its AI chatbot, Claude. The Pentagon had demanded the right to use the technology in all lawful cases, while Anthropic cited concerns over mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.

President Trump has directed every federal agency to immediately cease work with artificial intelligence lab Anthropic, while the Pentagon declared it a supply-chain risk. The dispute centers on concerns about how the military could use AI at war, with Anthropic seeking assurances that its systems would not be used for mass surveillance or fully autonomous weapons.

President Trump has ordered all federal agencies to immediately cease using Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology, as the company neared a Pentagon deadline to drop its push for guardrails over the military's use of its AI. The president has given certain agencies, like the Department of Defense, six months to phase out their use of Anthropic's products and threatened to take additional action against the company if it does not assist during that period.

The Trump administration has ordered all U.S. agencies to stop using Anthropic's AI technology, escalating a public conflict over AI safety and military use. The dispute centers on Anthropic's refusal to grant the Pentagon unrestricted access to its AI chatbot, Claude, citing concerns around mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. The move has drawn criticism from lawmakers and AI leaders, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who supported Anthropic’s stance.

More than 200 employees from Google and OpenAI have signed an open letter in support of Anthropic's stance against using advanced AI for domestic surveillance or fully autonomous warfare. This move urges Google and OpenAI to adopt similar ethical limits on how their technologies can be used by governments, including the U.S.

President Trump has ordered the Pentagon to blacklist Anthropic, an AI company that had been operating within classified U.S. defense systems, due to it being labeled a 'supply chain risk' to national security.

OpenAI has reached an agreement with the Pentagon to deploy its AI models under strict safety conditions, aligning with the Defense Department's key safety 'red lines' that Anthropic refused to accept.

President Trump has directed all federal agencies to immediately cease using Anthropic's technology, citing national security concerns. The Pentagon has been given a six-month period to phase out the use of Anthropic's products, amid a standoff over AI safety and military use.

The Department of Defense and Anthropic hit an impasse with neither side backing down as a deadline for an agreement lapsed on Friday afternoon. The Pentagon had demanded the artificial intelligence company loosen ethical guidelines on its AI systems or face severe consequences.